It is not just in the US...two of our relatives in the UK have contacted the virus. both recovered, but one was very sick with it.
And ignore the spin that these nurses should stay here in the Philippines.
Many go to nursing school in order to work overseas because the pay here is low, and the jobs may not be near your family even if you are willing to work in the Philippines.
The dirty little secret is that, to get out of poverty, working class and middle class people often work overseas. To go to the US, Australia, New Zealand and the UK is the highest goal, since those countries will let you become citizens and then you can bring your children and family over to join you.
the nursing schools here advertise that if you attend them, you can get a job in the US/UK/Australia. About half of the nurses pass their exams, and then are recruited for jobs.
The dirty little secret is that, to get out of poverty, working class and middle class people often work overseas. To go to the US, Australia, New Zealand and the UK is the highest goal, since those countries will let you become citizens and then you can bring your children and family over to join you.
the nursing schools here advertise that if you attend them, you can get a job in the US/UK/Australia. About half of the nurses pass their exams, and then are recruited for jobs.
But some can't pass the exam for overseas nursing jobs, but might instead work as a skilled caregiver.
The AlJ film points out the risk to the Filipino nurses in NYC, but that is not the only place that Filipino nurses, caregivers etc are at risk...it also ignores that the covid virus is here, and we have had several doctors and nurses die here.
the culture of the Philippines stresses caretaking of family members, and of course has a Catholic stress on caring for the poor and sick.
This Catholic ethic also is seen in the US, where a large percentage of nurse are Catholic.
The AlJ film points out the risk to the Filipino nurses in NYC, but that is not the only place that Filipino nurses, caregivers etc are at risk...it also ignores that the covid virus is here, and we have had several doctors and nurses die here.
the culture of the Philippines stresses caretaking of family members, and of course has a Catholic stress on caring for the poor and sick.
This Catholic ethic also is seen in the US, where a large percentage of nurse are Catholic.
in the USA, those who aren't willing to get their hands dirty are looked down on. But of course, even those doing lowly jobs provide a service to their families so are actually helping people.
So if I am sarcastic anbout upper class white folks who are feeding their egos destroying things instead of doing the hard work of helping and building up civil society, it is because I am comparing them to those in our family who migrated overseas to work in the caring professions, so they could support their extended family back here, so that elders could live more comfortably at home, but more importantly to pay the school fees of their extended family so they too can find decent jobs.
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